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Mark.b2

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17. Truth! I cant believe the number of kids whose reading is below where it should be...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 12:30 AM
Jul 2025

I sometimes wonder what kids are doing all day at school.

I have 12 nieces and nephews ranging in age from 7 to 19. I dont know if theyre representative or not, but the ones who are smart are very smart (four of them), and the ones who arent, well…they get by, I suppose. There doesnt seem to be any who are fair to middlin’. The ones you’d expect to be in the meaty part of the bell curve.

What annoys me most is how incurious they are about basically everything. And you can forget anything civics-related! I found myself at the kiddie table at Christmas, and I was quizzing them about who our governor, Senators, Representatives and other politicians. Only a couple of them could name some of them. (sigh)

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Thank You Fox and 10-1 Hate Radio Chasstev365 Jul 2025 #1
Voters are idiots edhopper Jul 2025 #2
More facts about how incredibly stupid a large segment of the voting public are. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2025 #3
I want to see the survey... all of the data because this doesn't add up. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2025 #4
The dumbing down of education in America began decades ago and it is bearing fruit. Solly Mack Jul 2025 #5
Truth! I cant believe the number of kids whose reading is below where it should be... Mark.b2 Jul 2025 #17
We're fucked but maybe history will repeat like Hitler, Mussolini and the chicoescuela Jul 2025 #6
Would be interesting to hear where respondents get their "news." TikTok? emulatorloo Jul 2025 #7
'Voters' have no idea what's happening. elleng Jul 2025 #8
I recently watched a documentary about Dark Money on HBO AZProgressive Jul 2025 #9
Then it's hopeless. DavidDvorkin Jul 2025 #10
I do blame lack of Dem strategy against Republican corruption. blm Jul 2025 #11
Bad things about Democrats. W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #13
America's democracy has ended. It will be up to the rest of the world to proceed with civilization now. 0rganism Jul 2025 #14
Im skeptical about the data. oldmanlynn Jul 2025 #15
Ive been beating this drum for decades Cosmocat Jul 2025 #16
There's no proactive strategy still newdeal2 Jul 2025 #18
Correct - this is the one true fault dems have Cosmocat Jul 2025 #21
The rich people who want to be oligarchs bought all the media Mysterian Jul 2025 #19
Bad and Dire "News" MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2025 #20
Can't find this poll, but here's what Impact Research wrote for End Citizens United on May 1 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #22
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